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We are pleased to welcome award winning author Jo Walton to celebrate the release of her new book Lent. Join us on June 2, at 1 p.m. for an afternoon with Jo Walton in conversation with Patrick Guilbault, founder of Ship’s Log Club. A limited number of tickets are available for this event at $10. Each ticket includes a $5 credit towards a book purchase at the event.

Lent

Young Girolamo’s life is a series of miracles.

It’s a miracle that he can see demons, plain as day, and that he can cast them out with the force of his will. It’s a miracle that he’s friends with Pico della Mirandola, the Count of Concordia. It’s a miracle that when Girolamo visits the deathbed of Lorenzo “the Magnificent,” the dying Medici is wreathed in celestial light, a surprise to everyone, Lorenzo included. It’s a miracle that when Charles VIII of France invades northern Italy, Girolamo meets him in the field, and convinces him to not only spare Florence but also protect it. It’s a miracle than whenever Girolamo preaches, crowds swoon. It’s a miracle that, despite the Pope’s determination to bring young Girolamo to heel, he’s still on the loose…and, now, running Florence in all but name.

That’s only the beginning. Because Girolamo Savanarola is not who—or what—he thinks he is. He will discover the truth about himself at the most startling possible time. And this will be only the beginning of his many lives.

Jo Walton won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer on publication of her debut novel The King's Peace. She won the World Fantasy Award in 2004 for Tooth and Claw, and in 2012, the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Among Others. In addition to writing SF and fantasy, she has also designed role-playing games and published poetry. Her song "The Lurkers Support Me In Email" has been quoted innumerable times in online discussions all over the world, frequently without attribution. A native of Wales, she lives in Montreal.

Sunday, June 2 - 1 pm

Casbah Lounge, 306 King St. W.

Tickets - $10, includes a $5 credit towards book purchase at event.

Tickets can be purchased online or at Epic Books, 226 Locke St. S. and Ark + Anchor, 300 King St. W.

Accessibility Information: This is an accessible space with no barriers to entry but lacking automatic door opens. There is an accessibility washroom on-site.